A SMILE OF CONTENT
accompanies the wearing of por-- fectly prescribed ginasen.
LAZARUS.
$Z QUINN'A ROAD CMSTNAL.
The only Kuropean Optleian ju the Colony,
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
Mo. 12,010
STEAMER AFIRE AT SEA.
FOUNDED 188)
弍拜雅
號九月弍十英港香
FEWER RICKSHAS.
HUNDRED LESS FOR HONGKONG.
FREIGHTER ABLAZE OFF SWATOW.
NEW JAPANESE SHIP
ABANDONED.
Late last evening, a wireless
The Coolie And How He Lives.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1924
THE SINGAPORE
GATEWAY.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
STATEMENT.
London, Deo. 8.
SA PIR ANNUM
BE+AB+ MINGLE: COPY 10 OTH
KIDNAPPED STUDENTS.
SOME FURTHER DETAILS.
MAGNETOS
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Control 1246 or 1247-
33 Wong Noi Chung Road Happy Valley.
"HEUNGSHAN" SALVAGE.
BOAT SOON EXPECTED HERE.
REWARD OF CHINESE PERSEVERANCE.
How Pirates Came Aboard.
Mr. Amory, the Sourotary of
Further particulars reach us to- State for the Colonios, speaking day of the kidnapping of a party Wo learn to-day that the
at all Australian Now of Chinese students whilst return- Trafile Department has decided!
to the Canton Christian on a further reduction of one Zealand luncheon1 in London, ing
If presont expectations mature, ed. Thoro were other difficultion the ss. Heungshan, which was than those connected with the only been launched in February hundred in the number of the roforring to Empire defence and College by launch on Saturday
the necessity for keeping the night. Colony's publio riokshas.
Our Canton correspondent)
The die- the morning, of actual salvagą work. call for help was received by tho of this year, was of 5,603 gross
Congestion in tho streets, ocean routes open, said fibraltar, writes:-The students had been wrecked on Naval authorities here from the tonnage and was built by the brought on by the increasing the Basz Canal, and the Straits at to an entertainment in the city February 29th. on Junk Rock, triot is decidedly unhealthy from Japanese freighter, Fakki Maru, Ishikawa Jima Shipbuilding Com-volume of motor and other vehi
at Honglok.. The launch accom- which was on its way to Hong pany, of Tokyo. Her longth was oular traffic, is given as the Singaporo were three gateways and wore returning to the College whilst on hor way from Hong- the pirate point of view, and the
reason for this reduction, which of vital importanco.
modatos paying passengers who kong to Canton, will shortly be now owner went so far as to hire kong from,Moji with a big general 387,2 foot, her broadth 53.2, and is being carried out on a basis of
are visiting friends at the College, at anchor of Shamsbulpo, after a gunboat to afford protection to as well as students and members what must constituto one of the his mon and material. The help cargo. The wireless tuoreago depth 32.6 foot. The vessel is twelve por cent. of the total number of rickahaa on the island.
of the staff, and it appears that most remarkable salvage feats in of villagers in the district was stated that the sossel war in the owned by the, Teiku Kisen Kai-At the beginning of this month
six plratos, dressed as students, wore was being there
1125 vicinity of the Lamocks and that sha, of Kobo and
ricksba in Bro had broken out. among the oporated on chatter by the Nippon Hongkong and 720 in Kowloon
and the mainland plying for! cargo and that the ship was Yusen Kaisha. She loft Moji public hire, with 33 others in uss The seriously on fire,
with a large general cargo and on a temporary licence. The ship's calls wero picked up was heading for Hongkong on withdrawal of one hundred of theso vehicles has now brought by steamers in the vicinity her way to Singaporo, Colembe the total down to 1,025, with the which at once hurried to her and Bombay. Fire broke out possibility that a further fifty Assistanco, among them being a when the vessel was just south of will be taken off the streets on Japanese warship, the se. Tamba The Brotbore islands, and the spot!
This is no new step, for it will Maru and the Taito Maru, which at which she has been abandoned be recalled that last your eighty was then borthed in Swatow is near Namoa Island, not far of these rickshas ware with- drawn. As in the prosent caso, harbour. Lator messages wore from Swatow. She was com-selection of the particular rick- roceived last night stating that mandod by Capt. M. Utsu and shas for withdrawal was made tho" engine room crow had boon carried a full crew.
driven from the angino room and
How 8.8. Temba
or
that the ship was Boriously ablazo, with the
Maru standing by.
CREW RESCUED. This morning, the local oflico
of the Nippon Yuson Kaisha, by whom the ship was being operat- ed on charter, roceived a wireless moksake from the Amakusa Maru, which had also reached the blazing vossel, that the Fukki
the mainland,
boarded the launch at the wharf the history of the Canton riverjalao
in Canton. Whon the launch wastrado.
opposito Tungshan, the pirates produced pistols and took charge
BOUGHT FOR $5,800.
of the boat. Resistance was uso- It will be remembered that the lass and undesirable, as there
were some Chinose girl students vessel ran
aground on Junk
socured, and the salvage party was allowed to work in poaco. For eight months standy work has been in progress, and, with charactoristio Chinese in- gonuity and patient endeavour,
on board, as well as one foreign Rock, which is opposite Larkins the vessel has at long last been
lady.
Point (Kellott Reach), Blenheim refloated,
$130,000 SPENT.
The pirates took the launch past the College landing at Hong-Passage, some faw milos from lok and wont in the direction of Canton, and that aftor nearly a
the Whampoa, where they were met month's work.
salvage by a big rico-boat. The foreign
sant
back
to the pan
Dook Company
A Telegraph representative, who
Jy and the girl students staff of the Hongkong and Wham has hoon making enquirios, leara, thought that something like $130,000 has College on the launch, but 28 that salvage was impossiblo, already buon spent in connection male students were taken into
wore
captivity on the rico-boat, which the back of the steamer boing with the work, Mr. Woo Wing sailed for an unknown destination. all but broken. It was hopod that sinking all his other Interests in task. The big Rumour has it that the pirates the ship could be salved by this supreme wore from Pok Lok Ts'uom.
after reference to the records of their respectivo pullers, and it is NO LIVES LOST,
only the more frequent effondors, convicted of breaches of traffo the fire originated, regulations, who are to be takon off. Tho men who are thus
The relatives and friends of the moans of pontoons, but this was holes in the bottom of the ship in what
Mr. Amery. part of tho thrown out of their accustomed
captured students are anxious not thought to be practionfile and (bavo boon blocked up and pumps voseof, laa not y ot boon employment, will return to the
The Singapore gatoway might regarding the safety of those the ship was abandoned to the have been at work emptying the learned, but that the fire rapidly country, statod a Traffic Officer be valuolons unlosa moans wore young follows, especially as the underwriters-the Union In- vossol of water. Launches have spread and was of great sovority to a Telegraph representative.
provided to re-oquip our ships. hardships of Mr. Sz To-wai and
other Christian College men,urance Society of Canton. On bous engaged to tow the vessel is proved by the fact that such a RICKSHAS "FARMED OUT." That was purely at internal hon kidnapped, are still frosh in boing offered for sale by public down to Hongkong and, if all short time lapsed between the
As the question has often been måtter for ourselves, which we mind.
auction at Messrs. Lammert's, goes well in these final stagess ANOTHER VERSION. asked, it will be of interest to: receipt of the first message and|
state here just what the condi- were not merely entitled to look
The following version of the the vessel only realised $5,800, the ship will, in the vary near the lator message stating that ehe tions are under which this section after hut were bound to mako
affair is given in the Canton this price being paid by a Mr. future, be lying off Shamshulpo had been abandoned. No lives of the community works and lives. sure of.
Gazette:
Woo Wing, a general dealer of before going into dook for the Ho concluded by saying that
|final, repairs. More than 30 students and appear to have been lost, thanks We all know the ricksha coolia to be a hard-working and choorful Marn had had to be abandoned, to the timely prosenco of other foliow, save sometimes when it/in the vast developments pording teachers of the Canton Christian Gough Street
SYNDICATE FORMED.
A POPULAR STEAMER. comes to a question of deciding in the Pacific, Australia and Now Collogo were captured by armed
The s., Houngshan was for Here comes a story of Chinese The officers and crow, now ba.the fare, when, as likely as not, Zealand must give the load to the bandits on board their college our previous good opinion of him new world, as Britain had given launch on Saturday evening about 10 o'clock as the party was re- bably be shipped direct back to tion of fares there are alwaya two
whole day visit in the city. buyer formed a syndicate among favourite steamors on the Can- opinions expressed, but having
According to report, six bandits his friends, sold out many of his toh run. She was built in 1890 by Japan, but it is possible that they regard to the strenuous nature of
all armed with revólvora hoarded! will be brought down to Hong-his calling, vory few will begrudge
the college launch with the party, old interests, and set out to raiso Messrs. Ramage and Forguson of kong by the Taito Maru in order the cents the ricksbaman carns
when the launch left the Tin Tez onough money to finance a salv- Leith and has a gross tonnage of tona. Hor dimensions in the course, of a day's work.
pler on the Bund.
age outit, the work of salvage (1,914 No suspicions were arausod, however, by the presence of the being ontrusted to the Yiok Wing are:--Longth 200 foot, breadth 54 largo junke, foot, and depth 10 foot. She was strangers on board the launch. Company. Two They wore woll-dressed and usually employed on carrying big owned by the Hongkong, Canton appeared to be invited guests timber, and much other gear, was and Macao Steamboat Company, proceading to the College on a
collected, and quite a small army and captained by Capt. R, D visit to friends thore,
When the launch was nearing of Chinese workmen were ongag- Thomas.
the condition of things boing hopeless. The fire was fiercely
vossols,
raging. All the officers and crewing taken to Swatow, will pro-may be reversed. On the quos the lend to the old world.---Reuter turning to the campus after a porseverance and ingsquity, The very many years one of tha
had been rescued, being taken on board the Taito Maru which was procooding back to Swatow.
A NEW VESSEL
The burning vessel, which had to got bettor passage facilitios.
EPISODE WITHI
PIRATES.
BRITAIN AND THE LEAGUE.
SHIP'S ATTEMPT TO RAM DISARMAMENT QUESTION
THEM.
POSTPONED.
Romo, Dec. 8.
FOOTBALL COMPETITION,
PRIZE WON OUTRIGHT.
There was again a large Football 'entry for our
Competition last work, but only one, competitor auo ceeded in correctly fore- casting the three matches contained on the coupon. nanioly:-
O. Chan,
P. O. Box No. 314. The prize of $50 there- fore goes to this compet!- tor, who will be paid the on presentation at this office of the chopped coupon which we have forwarded him.
Bum
its destination further down the Poarl River, the bandite disclosed their identity and forced the pilot to steer the entire party boyood Whampao to the Yu Chu Forls.
A foreign lady and the girl students were ordered to return to the College on the same. launch, while the male students and touchors wore transferred to
a junk and beld captives.
It is expected that a large ransom will be demanded by the bandite.
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE.
DILATORY SUB. COMMITTEES.
Geneva, Doc. &
With a view to expediting the!
HEALTH OF THE
FAR EAST.
LEAGUE COMMITTEE GETS
TO WORK.
The riekabos of this Colony, as alsewhere in the Far East where this method of transport is in vogue, are operated on the farm. ing system; that is to say, tho monopoly is granted to a numbar of "farmors," who in their turn construct and provide the rick- Of such shas for the coolies. lesseen thero are seventeen in Hongkong. Thoy chargo the coolios some fifty cents a day An incideot quite out of tho
The public meeting of the for the use of the rickshae, and ordinary, even in the excitingi annals of piracy in South China Council of the League of Nations this charge has to come out of
the the coolies' daily takings. waters, occurred at Kau Kong at oponed this afternoon in presence of all the members.
EARNING AND HOUSING. the week-end.
Mr. Auston Chamberlain, reply- The Kongmoon stoamor San
The Telegraph reprosontative Nam Hoi, proceeding without ing to a welcome by the president,
Rome, Doc, 8, escort, loft Kongmoon for Kau emphasised the British Empire's was informed that the average
Viscount Ishii, reading the re- Kong on Saturday, and on arrival respoot for the Leaguo and apparning power of a ricksha coolio preciation of its work. He added: in Hongkong is about a dollar a
work of the second opium oon-port of the health committee of at the latter place the passengers r confidence in its fairness, day, in addition to which he is were disembarked in lightora,
As soon as the news of tho forence, nono of the sub-commit- the League of Nations, expressed Това
of which has hitherto his appreciation of the past three Suddenly shots rang out from one impartiality and justice is shown giver free quartore in what aro
piracy was reported, on. To-toes of the lighters, and it was seen by the ready acceptance of the tormod "coollo-houses."
chen Wu, the Commissfonor of submitted reports, Bir. M. Delo-years work regarding the oplum Council's provisional decision premises are meagrely furnished that a number of the passengers
Police, immodiately took steps to vingno auggested at this morning's traffic. He referred to the grave had drawn pistols which they with regard to a settlement of the and the chief feature in the mat
Incate the exact whereabouts of plenary session that the sub problem of dysentry in the Far were firing in the direction of the Iraq frontier, and still more byter of accommodation is tho
the bandits and captives, and also committees should complete their East, and expressed pleasure that ship. It transpired later that a binding ourselves in advance to construction of a double row of bunks all along the sides of band of pirates had boarded the accept the ultimate decision".
enda.. San Nam Hol at Kongmoon
M. Briand, interviewed earlier the floor. Hore, in the hours number of those men come from communicated with General Labours by December 12th, in a Japanese doctor was able to ja off duty and the country to pull a rickeba in Fook-ium, tho Chiof of the order to enable the conference to participate in the health confer He announced that definite but had not dared to expressed the opinion that Brit-when ho
partner takes tho
road Hongkong in the seasons between Bandit Suppression. Bureau, who close on December 20.
Thie proposal provoked, stops had been taken to organiso attempt a piracy while aboard. Bin's desire to postpone discuss-his They word
lengthy discussion, at the end of at Bingapore a special branch of ion of the disarmament protocol with the vehicle, tho ricksha-crops. For many it means the is taking energetic steps to round BOW engaged in
Was man spands his leisure hours leaving of famino behind them up the bandits,
General Te-chen Wu stated last which the subject of fixing dates the health section of the League a "hold up" of passengers on one was natural, because it of the other lighters, -
necessary to consult bor doa in a sleeping or taking recreation. and the taking up of a calling On the outbreak first occurring, ions. This fact did not mean the Ho is happy and contented in his which, oven if it calls for the right that three of the captives was adjourned until December 11. which would greatly assist in In the course of this session an combating epidemios. Ho stated the master of the San Nam Hoid of the protocol, but merely a own way, having known fow utmost physical exertion, ensures bad baen released by the bandits other pleasures. As to food, the & means of livelihood. One does during the day to inform the Col-
out and relatives that a ransom of forence should join the United ference had been convéned for boiled rice for ho usually comes when, too old and from district noted for thrift to pull a ricksha any longer, three hundred dollars each was States in fighting the use of Japan in February next, and of Far Eastern health officers and frugality of fare. Rios they quit the streets. Some there the price for the release of each heroin was referred to the modios! there would be on interuenge
next year. boiled to a soup-liko substance is may be who might have saved joaptive. There are thirty-seven committee.-Router.
The Council approved the work eaton with salt-fish or dried cuttle-enough to buy a small plot of or oight students and teachers in
of the health committes.-Reuter. fish. This unsavoury mess is some-land in the country to till, the the hands of the bandits. times relievod by odd soraps of wherewithal on which to subalet Delhi, Deo. 8.
moat on joss-daye," but usually in old ago; while there may iba The oriticism that the orowd it forms the staple diet on which others who drop, between the should have boon fired on is not the coolio saoms to thrive ex-shafts as they work, but of theso endorsed by the Government of tromoly well, In spite of his latter there have been few cases. work between the A regulation exie's which permits India in a resolution lengthily trenuous dealing with the Kobat disturb. shafts.
thought it was intended as anj delay with regard to its cop-ricksha coolie doos not get hard not hoar what happens, to thom logo authorities and their friends Amorioso proposal that the con-that a Far Easton health con--
and im- sidoration.--Reuter.
THE KOHAT RIOT.
attack on the ship, mindlately swung his vessol round and attempted to ram the lightor in which the pirates wore con- grogated, but the latter succeeded In avoiding the ship and got ashore and decampod.
NEAR EAST TRAGEDY.
Belgrado, Dec. 8.
ABSENCE OF SHOOTING
COMMENDED.
worn
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
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December 5th, has the localöisthorities, and pointing “sult bé his injuries, out that i nowego could fring: Most interesting of all comes automatically are taken off the England beat Belgiums 02250)
at West Bromwich Refle have been profitable, Rexfor) __\ |the information that great street,
VLADIVOSTOK TO RIGA.
Riga, Doc. 8. sag«Latvian, rallway
paw.has decidi
TO-DAY.